Prabhat Samgiita – Songs 301-400: Translations by Abhidevananda Avadhuta: Prabhat Samgiita, #4

By Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar

Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (aka Shrii Shrii Anandamurti) is widely viewed as the preeminent spiritual master of the 20th Century. Among his many and varied achievements, he gave 5018 sublime songs, most of them in Bengali and all of them in the last eight years of his life. That collection of songs is known as Prabhat Samgiita (Songs of Prabhat). This book contains Abhidevananda's English translations of Songs 301-400.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Abhidevananda Avadhuta
• Release date: Mar 4, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386489122

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Prabhat Samgiita

Songs 301-400

(as published on Sarkarverse)

All melodies and original lyrics by Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar

English translations by Ac. Abhidevananda Avadhuta

© 2016 Limited copyright in respect to translations only: Ac. Abhidevananda Avadhuta

© 1982-2016 Full copyright in respect to original lyics and melodies: Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha on behalf of Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar

Graphic on cover by Tadeusz (Trilokesh) Majewski

Published by AmRevolution, Inc.

First Edition: 2016 July 20

Second Edition: 2016 September 25

Preface

Prabhat Samgiita is the collection of 5,018 songs composed by Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, also known as Shrii Shrii Anandamurti and affectionately addressed as Baba. As the translater of this book’s songs feels privileged to have been and to still be a disciple of the songs’ composer, all further references to him (other than in formal citations) will be simply as Baba.

The first song of Prabhat Samgiita was given on 1982 September 14. The last song was given on 1990 October 20 (less than 24 hours before Baba's physical departure). All of the 100 songs that appear in this book were given over a period of a little more than one month from 1983 March 1 to April 4. Most of the songs in this book were given in Kolkata; and most of those songs were given in Baba’s Tiljala residence, known as Madhumálaiṋca (sweet flower garden).

Baba's songs cover a multitude of themes and genres. There are devotional songs, mystical songs, and revolutionary songs. There are folk songs, children's songs, women's songs, and ballads. There are wedding songs, birthday songs, and festival songs. Regardless of the theme or the way it is expressed, in every song there is a strong spiritual undercurrent, expressive of Baba's personal philosophy of Neohumanism.

Most of the song lyrics are in Bengali or a Bengali dialect.[n1] Nevertheless, the lyrics of over 40 songs are in other languages (including English, Samskrta, Hindi, Urdu, Magahi, Maithili, and Angika).

The melodies of Prabhat Samgiita represent most, if not all, of the major and even minor classical and folk styles of India. However, these Indian musical styles are often blended, occasionally for the first time, with musical styles from different parts of the world and different historical eras.[1][2] In addition, Prabhat Samgiita introduces many melodies that are original to Baba.

As Baba never gave titles to his songs, the songs are generally referenced by their first line. In other words, the first line of each song is usually treated as the song's title. On the rare occasions when the first line of more than one song is the same or similar to the first line of one or more other songs, the songs may be distinguished by the song number or the second line of the song. In this book, wherever identification of a song on the basis of the first line alone might be ambiguous, that song is distinguished by adding the second line of the song, separated from the first line by a comma.

All of the material in this book (and more) is available free of charge on Sarkarverse. Proceeds from the sale of this book will be used to support Sarkarverse and its affiliated projects, primarily PROUT Films.

Notes

Bengali is the sixth most spoken language in the world. Its script is the sixth most common script. The Roman script notation for Bengali used in this book was developed by Baba himself. For details on the notation, see Roman Bengali transliteration.

References

Sarkar, Shrii Prabhat Ranjan (1993) Acarya Vijayananda Avadhuta, ed. Prabhat Samgiita Volume 1 Kolkata: Ananda Marga Publications

ISBN81-7252-041-7

Sarkar, Shrii Prabhat Ranjan (1994) Acarya Vijayananda Avadhuta, ed. Prabhat Samgiita Volume 1 (in Bengali) Kolkata: Ananda Marga Publications ISBN81-7252-082-4

Introduction

There have been several translations of Prabhat Samgiita over the last 34 years since Baba gave his first composition. None, however, have been as well-considered or as well-researched as these translations by Ac. Abhidevananda Avadhuta (Dada).

Prabhat Samgiita is a treasure trove of subtle devotional nuances that can only be deeply experienced and absorbed in the listening devotee’s heart. Such profound and intimate spiritual ideation can never be translated into any language, as such bháva lies beyond the world of words in an eternal sphere of cosmic inspiration. Yet, it is human nature to want to describe our deepest, most ecstatic and also most heart-wrenching spiritual realizations and longings in words and images. We need to attempt to translate the realm of the supra-aesthetic (mohan vijiṋána) into the realm of subtle art, subtle appreciation of beauty, which Baba called aesthetic science, nandan vijiṋána.

The songs of Prabhat Samgiita are Baba’s gift to humanity. They express all our most noble spiritual feelings as human beings, feelings in relation to our own minds as well as to all the expressed world – plants, animals, humans, human society, and the natural environment. Yet they are coming from one who was ensconsed in the realm of eternal, cosmic bháva. As such, these songs are Baba’s multi-faceted expressions from the stance of mohan vijiṋána into the jewels of nandan vijiṋána. They help stir the latent feelings of spiritual ecstasy and spiritual mission in the devotee’s heart.

It is no easy task to translate into English these jewels from the original Bengali, Bengali dialect, Urdu, or other language in which Baba chose to compose them. None of the other translations to date have been as painstakingly true to the literal as well as to the spiritual meaning as those by Ac. Abhidevananda. And so this book is an incredible labor of love. In it, Dada has achieved a sublime result. For those of us who are not familiar enough with the original language of these Prabhat Samgiita songs, Dada’s translations offer an invaluable tool with which we may go deep into our own personal experience of the bháva of Baba’s divine compositions.

In my song, there is no prayer;

In my smile, no expectation of reward.

All my movements, all my expressions

Ascend with exquisite grace,

Proceeding toward enlightenment.

(excerpt from Andharer sei hatasha, the ninth song of Prabhat Samgiita)

Avadhutika Ananda Gaorii Acarya

Contents

0301      Asbe bale gecha je cale

0302      Damka haoyay dak diye jay

0303      Rajar kumar paksiiraje

0304      Tomakei ami bhalabasiyachi, kena basiyachi jani na

0305      Eso tumi aji prate

0306      Sundara madhuprabhate

0307      Sabakar ati priya adaraniiya

0308      Niil ainjan ankhite ankiya

0309      Sumukhe asiya danrao prabhu tumi

0310      Mukhete hasi bale bhalabasi

0311      Tumi kata liila jano

0312      Eso go eso go mor manete

0313      Amar jiivane amar parane

0314      Tomar parash charaye rekhecho

0315      Kon alakar dola ese lagalo

0316      Tumi ele caridik raune bhare uthalo

0317      Runujhunu runujhunu nupura baje

0318      Rauniin svapan maner matan

0319      Dur niilimay hatchani dey

0320      Nandanavana manthana kari

0321      Sabar majhe hariye gecho

0322      Tumi esechile varasar rate

0323      Bhalabasiyachi tomare

0324      Moder dhara rup peyeche

0325      Sakal manete sthan kariyacho

0326      Tumi nityashuddha paramaradhya

0327      Saomya shanta cetanananda

0328      Tomar madhur hasi niye eseche

0329      Ajike dakle more durera sure

0330      Amara hiyay bhul kare hay

0331      Tomari bhuvane tomari bhavane

0332      Phulera malati

0333      Amar hiyar vyakulata

0334      Labhi jadi punah manava janama

0335      Tumi kon deshete jao re bandhu

0336      Tomari hasite tomari banshiite

0337      Aloker path charibo na ami

0338      Raunberaune sabare sajayecho

0339      Udasii hiyate kajala rate

0340      Vrtha janama gamayalun

0341      Dayal prabhu balo go tomay

0342      Sumukher pane cale jabo ami

0343      Tomari liilay bhara e bhuvan

0344      Tomay dhare rakhbo prabhu

0345      Tomar lagi kata vyatha

0346      Prabhu tumi elei jakhan

0347      Andhara nishay diipashikha tumi

0348      Keu tomar lagiya jage diva rati

0349      Ogo prabhu ceye dekho

0350      Tumi bina ke ba krpa karite pare

0351      Kena go ebhave ele

0352      Cira nutanke kache peyechi

0353      Nutan prabhate tumi ele ele

0354      Prabhu tomar liilar chale

0355      Ogo amar adarer mati

0356      Jhara kusumera vyatha bojho na

0357      Bhalo baso shudhui mukhe

0358      Dakhina vatase malaya suvase

0359      Jaha kichu cao taha kare jao

0360      Varasar rate niirave nibhrte

0361      Rater belay sabai ghumay

0362      Nutana prabhate aruna alote

0363      Kalera haoyay phul jhare jay

0364      Aji pakhiira kii gan gaiya jay

0365      Arupa devata rupera deule

0366      Stabdha manavata jagalo go jagalo

0367      Sharata sanjhete tumi ele

0368      Dala ujar kare phelo phelo

0369      Elo je ankhite van o pasan

0370      Pathik eseche aji

0371      Ashrute makha manamajhe rakha

0372      Toma lagi kata mor mane vyatha

0373      Jiivanke dola diye ke go tumi aj ele

0374      Tomar kache caina kichu

0375      Rauniin meghe hatchani dey

0376      Sonara kamal alojhalamal

0377      Marma mathiya hiya niunariya

0378      Asha asha kare

0379      Prathama jiivane tumi aso niko

0380      Tumi amar sonari kamal

0381      Tumi esecho na bale

0382      Eso kache eso kache

0383      Ajke tomar saunge sabar

0384      Paoya na paoyay sukhe duhkhe hay

0385      Tomari surete tava karunate

0386      Etadin pare bandhuya eseche

0387      Prabhu dhara ki kabhu debe na

0388      Alokeri van naviye

0389      Phulera vanete bhramara eseche

0390      Prabhu tomar krpar kana halei habe

0391      Cokhera jale bhijiya giyache

0392      Manera mayur meleche je pakha

0393      Kamala kusuma sama komala tumi go

0394      Dakhina vatase kusumasuvase

0395      Niilsayare sonar kamal

0396      Rauniin parii aj caleche kothay

0397      Darpaharii prabhu darpa na sahe kabhu

0398      Nidra tandra krodh alasya

0399      Sadhuta saralata tejasvita gune

0400      Sei svapnera deshe se niilsayare

Index

0301      Asbe bale gecha je cale

Asbe bale gecha je cale is the 301st song of Baba’s Prabhat Samgiita.[1]

Lyrics